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Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Beaver Creek, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Beaver Creek and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • Astronomy & Satellites ...
    • Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
    • To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above, we pass this GPS location for Beaver Creek:
    • 47.488209, -101.931553
    • Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Beaver Creek
  • Waymarking ...
    • Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Beaver Creek ...

We found 29 communities that share the name Beaver Creek.

Within North Dakota, the name Beaver Creek is unique.

Beyond North Dakota, we know of another 29 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 29 communities, 25 are located in the United States and four are in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Dale County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Beaver Creek [Dale County].
    • British Columbia
      • This Beaver Creek lies 1,056 miles [1,699.5 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Beaver Creek that is located in Mercer County.
    • Colorado
      • Eagle County
      • This Beaver Creek is located in Eagle County and lies 590 miles [949.5 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Beaver Creek that is located in Mercer County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Eagle County community of Beaver Creek.
      • Fremont County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Beaver Creek [Fremont County].
    • Florida
      • Okaloosa County
      • This Beaver Creek is located in Okaloosa County and lies 1,399 miles [2,251.5 km]<2> to the southeast of the Beaver Creek that is located in Mercer County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Okaloosa County community of Beaver Creek.
    • Georgia
      • Fulton County
      • This Beaver Creek is located in Fulton County and lies 1,320 miles [2,124.3 km]<2> to the southeast of the Beaver Creek that is located in Mercer County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fulton County community of Beaver Creek.
      • Houston County
      • This Beaver Creek is located in Houston County and lies 1,408 miles [2,266 km] to the southeast of the Beaver Creek that is located in Mercer County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Houston County community of Beaver Creek.
      • Newton County
      • This Beaver Creek is located in Newton County and lies 1,339 miles [2,154.9 km] to the southeast of the Beaver Creek that is located in Mercer County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Newton County community of Beaver Creek.
    • Illinois
      • Bond County
      • This Beaver Creek is located in Bond County and lies 870 miles [1,400.1 km]<2> to the southeast of the Beaver Creek that is located in Mercer County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bond County community of Beaver Creek.
      • Lake County
      • This Beaver Creek is located in Lake County and lies 770 miles [1,239.2 km] to the east southeast of the Beaver Creek that is located in Mercer County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lake County community of Beaver Creek.
    • Kansas
      • Cloud County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Beaver Creek [Cloud County].
      • Lincoln County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Beaver Creek [Lincoln County].
    • Kentucky
      • Pike County
      • This Beaver Creek is located in Pike County and lies 1,215 miles [1,955.4 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Beaver Creek that is located in Mercer County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pike County community of Beaver Creek.
    • Manitoba
      • This Beaver Creek lies 350 miles [563.3 km]<2> to the northeast of the Beaver Creek that is located in Mercer County.
    • Maryland
      • Washington County
      • This Beaver Creek is located in Washington County and lies 1,325 miles [2,132.4 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Beaver Creek that is located in Mercer County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Beaver Creek.
    • Minnesota
      • Rock County
      • This Beaver Creek is located in Rock County and lies 379 miles [609.9 km]<2> to the southeast of the Beaver Creek that is located in Mercer County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rock County community of Beaver Creek.
    • Mississippi
      • Madison County
      • This Beaver Creek is located in Madison County and lies 1,209 miles [1,945.7 km]<2> to the southeast of the Beaver Creek that is located in Mercer County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Beaver Creek.
    • Montana
      • Fergus County
      • This Beaver Creek is located in Fergus County and lies 356 miles [572.9 km]<2> to the west of the Beaver Creek that is located in Mercer County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fergus County community of Beaver Creek.
      • Hill County
      • This Beaver Creek is located in Hill County and lies 370 miles [595.5 km] to the west northwest of the Beaver Creek that is located in Mercer County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hill County community of Beaver Creek.
      • Lewis and Clark County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Lewis and Clark County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lewis and Clark County community of Beaver Creek.
    • North Carolina
      • Ashe County
      • This Beaver Creek is located in Ashe County and lies 1,293 miles [2,080.9 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Beaver Creek that is located in Mercer County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ashe County community of Beaver Creek.
      • Cumberland County
      • This Beaver Creek is located in Cumberland County and lies 1,457 miles [2,344.8 km] to the east southeast of the Beaver Creek that is located in Mercer County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Beaver Creek.
    • Ohio
      • Henry County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Henry County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henry County community of Beaver Creek.
    • Saskatchewan
      • This Beaver Creek lies 374 miles [601.9 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Beaver Creek that is located in Mercer County.
    • South Carolina
      • Anderson County
      • This Beaver Creek is located in Anderson County and lies 1,336 miles [2,150.1 km]<2> to the southeast of the Beaver Creek that is located in Mercer County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anderson County community of Beaver Creek.
      • Kershaw County
      • This Beaver Creek is located in Kershaw County and lies 1,435 miles [2,309.4 km] to the east southeast of the Beaver Creek that is located in Mercer County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kershaw County community of Beaver Creek.
    • Wisconsin
      • Jackson County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Beaver Creek [Jackson County].
    • Wyoming
      • Teton County
      • This Beaver Creek is located in Teton County and lies 499 miles [803.1 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Beaver Creek that is located in Mercer County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Teton County community of Beaver Creek.
    • Yukon
      • This Beaver Creek lies 1,813 miles [2,917.7 km]<2> to the northwest of the Beaver Creek that is located in Mercer County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Beaver Creek ...

As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.

  • Dodge
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Elbowoods ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elbowoods. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbowoods
    • Elbowoods is located in McLean County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Elbowoods
    • From Beaver Creek to Elbowoods
  • Emmet
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emmet have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmet
    • Emmet is located in McLean County
  • Golden Valley
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Golden Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Valley
    • Golden Valley is located in Mercer County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 164 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Golden Valley <4>
  • Red Butte ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Red Butte. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Butte
    • Red Butte is located in Mercer County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Red Butte
    • From Beaver Creek to Red Butte
  • Roseglen
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Twin Buttes
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Zap
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)

How Far From Beaver Creek to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Beaver Creek to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic community of Beaver Creek once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Beaver Creek and extending to:

  • Stanton, which is the Seat of Mercer County, lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Beaver Creek to Stanton, with an average speed<7> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
  • Bismarck, which is the State Capital of North Dakota, lies 72 miles [115.9 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 4 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,378 miles [2,217.7 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 54 days and walking would take 79 days.
  • The shortest distance<8> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,345 miles [10,211.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,111 miles [11,444 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,072 miles [8,162.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<11>

The official website for State of North Dakota: https://www.nd.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Beaver Creek could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Beaver Creek) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Beaver Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.4882, Longitude: -101.9316    
<3>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Beaver Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<6>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<7>While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day.
<8>The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Beaver Creek to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 324.671 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 323.746 degrees.
<11>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.997 degrees.




 

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